The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-23
POPULAR SCIENCE.

schwdb, tho Paris wa lmalser, ms brought
ont new chrOnOETanhlC watch hIontfe-
ubssTYatsurl " hlelfls ma lIett l1rYelliellt
on the ordinary sf0pswatdh, says the Hdteii.
mike, ana Jetr12eg.s, The face is furnished
with second small dial sniifar in size 10 the
seconds dial By tnunilinga iEli05athe hands
Of this dial which lsa complete Enpy 81 the
large one, are nj once repiBceH 10 q Z! oelo0kt
and then continue thor progress from that
point Ihis method Is very practical, ~ Z
not only shows the time OF commence
ing an observation, gbut iuiallihg detet-
mines It's dnEatinn without the least trouble,
all the observer having TO do foF this latter
pHrpege. being simply 70 read the time ,iu-
dieatetl by the small dial and tnBahtfact that
time from the tone hour ~ the largo dial
This can III be done without exercising any.
memory Or making any note. We titiilk rae
Invention invaluable for mating astropnmsI
ieal ar other observations; the eyapeeCt mot
be eyen turned 10 the watch IN touching the
kliob,NhiGh can be. dome ia3perfeet darkness.
a sleeper is suddenly awakening IRON q
nlAhtnare, or hearing a strange noise st
might ami Wishing 10 Tx the time of the oc-
curreuce need only press the lSnnb ui his
watch and turn his head quietly fRund on
hispillaw, knowing shat in the morninE no
Willhage the exact hour and minute corrent-
unregistered.
The new electric typo-writer relieves the
operator Of every dIity except pressing down
the KEYS. The carriage moves automatically
to the starting point Vhdne9eF tfe emit uI 8
line bias been reaGhea, and also moses up one
notch or line as the same time. But sile moss
important Office Of the new Instrument seems
TO be It's uHC in receiving aud transmitting
telegra7iic dispatches. u issaidH5 the ateitt
OfioB that the instrument can be used both
a. a tran sulf tier and receiver Of inseliiRGnce
over . single wire, no matter how gEestt
the distance may be. The receiving insgrIi-
ment docs mot require the attendance
Of an operator, but prints the disBRteh al-
tQmaheally. che Instruments Of 10th enus
Of the line print the dispatch sent, and SO q
sa1egtlafd against mistakes Is provided. IT
Il claimed that the electric tgpe-FEiter will
be valuable az g local aid To business, aud
Offers many adVAptagea over the telephone.
One advantage .ciained for i IS that no
ugHttef whether g person called up is at his
printed through the medium of tig type
WriteTt and Sill be there for peFnsal on his
return. The dispatches printed arc IN letter
form, AMI n0tRli GBdlssE tApe. The instru-
merit has been Gilflateued the dTuaHldBFRph.
The FIRST iFaiu 80 cross the Arctic circle
passed the line On tue Lfllea RailRag q week
or two ago. 4liE H8st HUFtllerly sF8iiInad ~
the world runs up from the Swedish pOrl vi
BuleH, At Elle heat OF the Gnlf Of Buthnia
lniu SEfedish laptant, within .f0RF miles Of
the kretitFNrh lluqnIaiR5, famous ioF It's
y4eiu OF iron Orc. Lae WORKS wee begun
t1ysrty-seFen years ago, and then 5syere given
mp until quite latelY, ).
The reesnt tearing down u a New Hamp-
shire nlaautactoT5 1g means Of dynamite
dgalOnRir5tes new uscfnr the explosive.
.Ehb cDuCusslpn completely separated the
bricks and did not seem tOinjnTs them IN
taf Least. The ChaFigl EeIe mt in holes dug
N thefoundat i0A underline brick walls, and
the number uf cartridges wa, graded accord
Ing 10 tie humber OF bricks in lhe wall to be
demolished,